Best short trails in Winterberg

Wild and romantic loop in the Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany This beautiful route is one of the most spectacular in the Sauerland! In this wildly romantic valley, it suddenly looks like you're in another world. In the shape of a figure eight, a landscape full of bizarre beauty can be experienced here. At the beginning, the route follows the Rothaarsteig long-distance hiking trail for a short distance, before later passing through the Helletal valley, where steep rock faces and...

This varied loop, which is particularly lively in winter, leads through the heart of the Winterberg ski lift carousel in the Hochsauerland region. The trail takes in two of the most striking peaks in the ski area, the Bremberg and the Sürenberg. The route runs along a mixture of wide forest paths, gravel hiking trails and passages directly along the ski slopes, which, especially in the snow-free season, offers exciting insights behind the scenes of the lift technology. A central highlight is...

Popular loop trail in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge Nature Park, North Rhine-Westphalia. The start and finish of the A3 loop trail is the car park at the Ruhrquelle. Shortly before the end of the hike, you can relax on the benches near the Ruhquelle and have a picnic. Highlights of the hike: - Ruhrkopf - Source of the Ruhr - Forest hut Elkeringhausen - Quiet forest trails

This hike takes you around the Hillebachsee lake near Niedersfeld, a district of Winterberg in the Sauerland region. The route starts right at the parking lot at the Hillebachsee leisure facility, right next to the bathing bay and the water ski facility. The trail runs as a barrier-free loop directly along the shore. Grey herons and ducks can often be seen in the adjacent wet meadows and shoreline woodland, while trout are native to the clear waters of the mountain lake. In the summer...